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President Donald Trump congratulating General Jay Raymond after signing the 2020 NDAA that established the U.S. Space Force. While the United States' focus shifted from space to counterterrorism, the Russian Armed Forces and Chinese People's Liberation Army realized the military benefits that could be gleaned from space, as well as the ...
Meanwhile, plans shifted for the Space Force to create a new component field command to U.S. Space Command, the United States Space Forces – Space (S4S). It would be commanded with a three-star officer with the director of staff of the Space Force being downgraded to a two-star billet to make
It is intended to help procure urgent space-related projects, similar to Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office; Space RCO can issue contracts of up to $1 billion without outside authorization. Its main customer is United States Space Command. [3]
FILE - A solider wears a U.S. Space Force uniform during a ceremony for U.S. Air Force airmen transitioning to U.S. Space Force guardian designations at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 12, 2021.
On 20 December 2019, following the establishment of the United States Space Force as an independent service, Air Force Space Command was also redesignated as United States Space Force (USSF) and served as the transitional headquarters of the new service, but remained a component of the U.S. Air Force. On 21 October 2020, United States Space ...
In the US Air Force, active duty installations are normally named after notable Air Force personnel, whereas Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard installations are named in the same manner or after the community in which they are located. Because the Space Force is a new service branch, it is defaulting to the current Air Force terminology ...
The director of staff of the United States Space Force (SF/DS) is a senior leadership position in the United States Space Force held by a major general.The director of staff reports to the chief of space operations (CSO) and has overall responsibility for providing executive staff to the CSO, vice chief of space operations, and chief master sergeant of the Space Force.
The United States Space Forces – Central (USSPACEFOR-CENT) is the United States Space Force component field command to the United States Central Command.Headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, it plans, coordinates, supports, and conducts employment of space operations across the full range of military operations, including security cooperation, in support of the combatant command ...